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| bio | website | linkedin.com/in/jablan |
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| location | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| age | 35 | |
| visits | member for | 7 months |
| seen | 17 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 7 |
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May 12 |
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exploding inner tubes Do you have rim strips? I think you should have them no matter that your tires already have "ears". |
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May 8 |
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Disabling back-pedal brake How often (and why?!) are you backpedalling while riding, so that the coaster brake would be an obstacle? |
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Apr 24 |
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How to avoid riding on a gravel on the road sides? + Riding through traffic lights Quite similar, Serbia. We are allowed to use 1m from the curb (however, the law allows us to move further away when it's "not safe" or something similarly vague). Luckily (?!) the law is not enforced thoroughly over here, so some people claim the lane, especially ones who can ride fast. |
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Apr 24 |
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Is it worth time to rebuild an old steel frame? You should specify the parts you have on that bike (type of bottom bracket, wheel size etc), or put some pictures. |
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Apr 21 |
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Is it legal for me to ride a bicycle on the pavement (sidewalk)? Out of curiosity, what roads do you consider deadly? Anything that has 50km/h or below speed limit should be OK to cycle. |
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Apr 19 |
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How to repair shifter housing Such shifters shouldn't be more than 10-20 EUR used. Not sure if it is worth fixing them at all. I would ride with them as is, and when they show any sign of malfunction (and even if they fail completely, which is not likely, it couldn't make you fall), I'd replace them with similar used ones. |
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Apr 16 |
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Is it OK to use coffee or other drinks to clean road rash? You say "drunk" as if it is something bad. Isn't alcohol a powerful disinfectant? (Joking, of course, I guess alcohol doesn't make it from the blood to the urine.) |
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Apr 9 |
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What does the label on a tire mean? empirical -> imperial :) |
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Mar 23 |
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Protecting beater bicycle from scratches and rust @DavorinRuševljan: That's the price in US, I guess. Over here in Serbia you can have the same job for under 50EUR, I guess the prices are similar in Croatia. Basic sanding and painting is even less. |
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Mar 19 |
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How can I repair a swollen tire allowing visibility on the inner tube (picture provided)? @Shawn: it surely looks ripped. |
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Mar 14 |
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Where to mount a headlight if the handlebar is obscured by a basket Hey, thanks for the answer and for the ASCII effort! I like the third suggestion, the basket is even slightly slanted forward, so no need for angle adjustment. The only problem would be removing and putting back the light (when leaving the bicycle somewhere). Perhaps I should buy the cheapest and just forget about it. :) |
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Feb 24 |
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Checking spoke tension without specialized tools This sounds suitable if you have perfectly sized spokes. In my case, my spokes aren't even the same length (don't ask), so I can't rely on how much of the nipple length left free. |
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Feb 17 |
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Checking spoke tension without specialized tools Yep, I am an amateur musician, I tune my guitars by ear (and I have a quartz tuner too), but I noticed that even with newly bought wheels the tones aren't the same. Also, when tuning instruments, one can hear the frequency clearly, which is not the case with spokes, as they are crossed and both vibrate when one is plucked. However, it does provide a rough reference. |
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Jan 17 |
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I can't sit on my sit bones If the problem is too big, you can always try going recumbent. |
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Jan 17 |
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Where to mount a headlight if the handlebar is obscured by a basket That's probably what I'm going to do. The basket is not of wire, but of mesh (this one to be exact: parts.capriolo.com/proizvodi/korpe/…), the only problem I see is fixing in such way that it stands still and doesn't rattle. There's also a minor aesthetic problem, as the most PVC pipes over here are white or green, and my bike being red/black. :) |
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Jan 16 |
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Recommendations for bike headlight…possibly running on AA batteries? Re: Schmidt vs others, I believe that they were the first with hub dynamos (since decades ago) and only lately other manufacturers started making decent ones, so I'd say that the price gap is due to market inertia, not that much of quality difference. Not 100% sure though. |
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Jan 16 |
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Recommendations for bike headlight…possibly running on AA batteries? I wonder what would be the point of removing a dynamo? AFAIK, the point of removable headlights is to prevent them getting stolen. A dynamo hub is not that easy to steal (not easier than stealing a wheel anyways), and old-style bottle dynamo is not that expensive to be thieves' target. |
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Jan 15 |
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Recommendations for bike headlight…possibly running on AA batteries? That's true, I missed that one, however I'll leave the answer as it might be helpful to other people. |
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Dec 20 |
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Where can I get some rags? +1 for being considerate, washing and using them again. |
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Dec 16 |
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Are bicycle helmets repairable or disposable? Nice to know that. However, benefit of cycling helmets is generally dubious topic, and I would not rely on everything that helmet manufacturers claim. Also, saying that "if there is a crack, it cannot do its purpose anymore" is plain wrong. It can still save your life, although not with the same probability. But neither the completely new and sane helmet itself is a guarantee for that. |
